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Subject: Re: mysql scaling questions
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At 11:33 AM 12/1/2007, Gergely CZUCZY wrote:
> > >
> > >The box is a dual opteron 246 with 12GB of memory with 10K RPM
> > >SATA disks on a 9550 3ware.
> > >
> > >So, what can cause this big difference?

Are the caching options for the 3ware the same on FreeBSD as Linux ?

         ---Mike